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city ​​of Seoul is promoting a project to build 1,700 happy houses on top of underground public bus depots or move them indoors.

This is to secure land for public housing, but the bus union and local residents are strongly opposed to it.



Reporter Jeong Da-eun covered it.



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are public parking lots for Jangji and Gangil buses, each used by 300 buses.



Seoul's plan is to move the two garages underground and indoors, and to build happy housing for 758 and 945 households, respectively, along with convenience facilities for residents.



The idea is to secure the insufficient public housing site through the complex of garages, but the Seoul bus union and local residents are strongly opposed to it.




[Withdraw the entire basement of the garage!

Withdraw, withdraw!] If



a fire breaks out in a situation where a CNG bus with strong explosive power is parked in large quantities, it is difficult to extinguish the fire underground, and if it spreads to the residential facility directly above it, it will lead to a major disaster.



In addition, there are concerns that the underground garage is difficult to ventilate, damaging the health of workers.



[Park Jeom-gon/Chairman of the Seoul City Bus Union: Noise and dust Fine toxic substances floating in the air generated during the car wash maintenance process. The coronavirus trapped in the basement will threaten the health and life of our workers.]



Neighboring residents also take the bus to the resident's car. I oppose it, saying it will get tangled and the traffic jam will become serious.



In response, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and SH side refuted the union's claim, saying that from the project conception stage, the work space more than doubled in consideration of the improvement of the working environment for garage workers, and that all car washing and maintenance would be carried out on the ground.



Regarding fire concerns, it was explained that disaster prevention facilities were reflected in the design after consulting with a fire-fighting agency, and that a fire sensor could be installed to respond immediately.



The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to continue to persuade the bus union and residents through the consultative body, but the opposition is strong and it seems difficult to meet the goal of the start of construction in the second half of next year.



(Video coverage: Jang Woon-seok, video editing: Yoon Tae-ho)